St Luke's Church, Bricket Wood
| St Luke's Church, Bricket Wood | |
|---|---|
 St Luke's Church in Bricket Wood | |
| Location | The Crescent, Bricket Wood |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Broad Church |
| Website | St Luke's Church, Bricket Wood |
| History | |
| Dedication | October 1937 |
| Administration | |
| Parish | St Albans |
| Diocese | St Albans |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar(s) | Reverend Kylie Hodgins |
St Luke's Church is an Anglican church in Bricket Wood, Hertfordshire. The church is a unique, inverse boat style building, designed to resemble Noah's Ark.
In 1923 R. B. Christmas established a fairground, Joyland, to attract visitors to the area from London and nearby towns. The resort closed in 1929 and Christmas used the land to build a residential estate. In the early 1930s he gave a parcel of the land for a church to be built there.[1] The foundation stone was laid on 31 October 1936 and the building was completed in 1937.[2] The structure was imported from Canada in kit form and erected on the site. [3]The church was initially linked to the nearby Holy Trinity church in neighbouring Frogmore and only became a parish in its own right in 1981. The building was originally conceived to serve as a village hall as well as a church.[3]
The building is designed to resemble Noah's Ark, inverted so the hull faces upwards. Whilst it has been extended over the years, this main structure is an outstanding piece of 1930s design. It has since been re-aligned with the sanctuary relocated to the old entrance end.[3]
Over the years, the original building is still used for worship, but the facility has been extended with new halls and rooms used for a local doctors surgery, play groups, a choir, a lunch club, dance lessons and much more.
Vicars
- 1981 - Rev'd Nick Bell
- Rev'd Nick Ladd
- Rev'd Dr Mike Rajkovic
- 2016 - Rev'd Kylie Hodgins
Further reading[edit]
- Gurney, Samuel (1947). Fifty Modern Churches: Photographs, Ground Plans and Information Regarding Thirty-five Consecrated and Fifteen Dedicated Churches Erected During the Years 1930-1945. Incorporated Church Building Society. p. 132. Search this book on
References[edit]
- ↑ "Brief History of our Village". Bricket Wood Residents Association. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ↑ "Development of Bricket Wood". Bricket Wood Residents Association. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Parish Profile - St Luke, Bricket Wood" (PDF). Diocese of St Albans. 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
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